MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS RETURNED FROM THE MIDWEST LEAGUE ALL STAR BREAK FRIDAY NIGHT AND OPENED THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON WITH A 5-2 WIN OVER THE DAYTON DRAGONS.  THE TEAMS PLAY GAME TWO OF THEIR SERIES TONIGHT AT BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS CONCLUDED A FIVE GAME SERIES WITH OMAHA WITH A 3-2 WIN FRIDAY NIGHT AT GREER STADIUM.  THE SOUNDS OPEN A SERIES WITH THE NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS TONIGHT IN NASHVILLE.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

VANDERBILT'S RUN AT THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES IN OMAHA CAME TO AN END AS THE COMMODORES LOST FRIDAY TO FLORIDA 6-4.   THE COMMODORES RALLIED TO TIE THE GAME AT FOUR IN THE TOP OF THE 8TH BEFORE THE GATORS PLATED TWO RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 8TH TO CLAIM THE VICTORY.

SOUTH CAROLINA DEFEATED VIRGINIA 3-2 IN 13 INNINGS. A VIRGINIA THROWING ERROR ON A SOUTH CAROLINA BUNT BROUGHT ACROSS THE WINNING RUN FOR THE GAMECOCKS, WHO WILL NOW FACE FLORIDA FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.  THE FIRST GAME IN THE BEST OF THREE SERIES WILL BE PLAYED MONDAY NIGHT IN OMAHA. 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE COACH CHARLIE STRONG ANNOUNCED FRIDAY CORNERBACK DARIUS ASHLEY HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FROM THE TEAM INDEFINITELY.  ASHLEY WAS ARRESTED ON HIS SECOND D-U-I CHARGE IN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS LAST WEEKEND.  DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE FRIDAY, STRONG SAID ASHLEY HAD BEEN A MODEL STUDENT, CARRYING A THREE POINT OH GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND HAD NEVER BEEN IN TROUBLE EXCEPT FOR THE TWO D-U-I'S ACCORDING TO THE COURIER JOURNAL.

STRONG ADDED THE UNIVERSITY WILL HELP ASHLEY GET INTO AN INTENSIVE REHABILITATION PROGRAM AND THAT ASHLEY WILL REMAIN ON SCHOLARSHIP.

GOLF

APRIL EMERSON WON HER SECOND KENTUCKY WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY WITH A THREE AND ONE WIN OVER LYDIA GUMM AT MILLER MEMORIAL GOLF COURSE IN MURRAY.  EMERSON--A JAMESTOWN NATIVE AND JUNIOR AT EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY--ALSO CLAIMED THE STATE AM TITLE IN 2009 IN A THREE HOLE PLAYOFF IRONICALLY AGAINST GUMM AT CHERRY BLOSSOM GOLF COURSE IN GEORGETOWN.

NASHVILLE'S BRANDT SNEDEKER FIRED A SEVEN UNDER 63 AT THE TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY, THIS WEEK'S PGA TOUR STOP IN CROMWELL CONNECTICUT.  SNEDEKER TRAILS LEADER PATRICK CANTLAY BY SIX STROKES.  THE AMATEUR FIRED A TEN UNDER PAR 60 ON FRIDAY TO TAKE A FOUR SHOT LEAD OVER WEBB SIMPSON. FORMER UK GOLFER J-B HOLMES FIRED A THREE UNDER 67 AND STANDS AT FIVE UNDER PAR AFTER TWO ROUNDS.  FRANKLIN'S KENNY PERRY WAS ONE OF A NUMBER OF PLAYERS WHO WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR SECOND ROUND  FRIDAY DUE TO DARKNESS.  PERRY WAS ONE UNDER ON HIS DAY, AND TWO UNDER FOR THE TOURNAMENT THROUGH SIX HOLES.  PERRY AND THE OTHERS WILL COMPLETE THEIR SECOND ROUND THIS MORNING, WITH THE CUT TO BE MADE FOLLOWING MORNING PLAY.